Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to each of the witnesses for your testimony, insight and expertise.
I can't help it, Mr. Lawson, but seeing you actually on the boat while you're doing testimony before committee, there's just something that seems so right about that. Anyway, good job, and thanks for taking time for doing what you do best to talk to us here at committee. We appreciate it.
I want to start with a question. It can go to each of the members before the committee.
I would be interested in your perspectives. The change in the interpretation seems to be felt, as we've heard testified, right across the industry and across the sector. Have any of you been consulted by the minister or DFO before this change came about? As part two of that, were you given any advance notice that they may be looking at reinterpreting the regulations?
I'll go across the panel with that. I can start with you, Mr. McIsaac, and then work across.